Tell me about Centreville

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Anonymous wrote:20 years ago I commuted from Centreville to Tysons for a summer job. The commute was pure hell. Even on back roads. I can't imagine that it has improved with time.

Takes me about 40 minutes. Working 7-3:30 so depends on your schedule.

That sounds pretty hellish to me. That is almost an hour and a half of every single day. Even with an off-hour schedule.

Look, be happy you don't have a long commute. You're lucky and privileged. A good portion of people have hour long commutes each way.

True. But, it should be noted that this is a huge downside. 333 wasted hours a year!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:20 years ago I commuted from Centreville to Tysons for a summer job. The commute was pure hell. Even on back roads. I can't imagine that it has improved with time.

Takes me about 40 minutes. Working 7-3:30 so depends on your schedule.

That sounds pretty hellish to me. That is almost an hour and a half of every single day. Even with an off-hour schedule.

Look, be happy you don't have a long commute. You're lucky and privileged. A good portion of people have hour long commutes each way.

True. But, it should be noted that this is a huge downside. 333 wasted hours a year!

Why do you assume it is wasted time? It is committed time but not necessarily wasted time.

I'm sure you'd like us to think you fill your days with fascinating activities, but I doubt it.

[Anonymous]

My cousin lives in Hayden Village off of 29 just beyond the Costco shopping area. They like it a lot.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:...I can walk to schools, library, parks and shopping. There are days I don't get in my car. And even when I get in my car, I drive very short distances to go anywhere.

which neighborhood?

I live in 22033 in what the pp called "Fairfaxland" - Greenbriar. The smallest SFH is just a bit above the $400K mark at this point - they start around $450K now?

We're not far from centreville or chantilly. We basically are chantilly, given the HS is on the same side of stringfellow and basically in our neighborhood. Chantilly Library is just steps from the HS.

do you commute to DC? or how long would you say that takes during peak hours?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:20 years ago I commuted from Centreville to Tysons for a summer job. The commute was pure hell. Even on back roads. I can't imagine that it has improved with time.

Takes me about 40 minutes. Working 7-3:30 so depends on your schedule.

That sounds pretty hellish to me. That is almost an hour and a half of every single day. Even with an off-hour schedule.

This is stupid - that's a fine commute in this area. When I lived within walking distance of the Virginia Square metro and worked on K Street, metro plus the walks on both ends routinely ended up taking about 50 minutes.

I now commute 1:40 each way. Hellish? No. One hour is a comfortable VRE ride where I can read, watch videos, work, whatever. It's my quiet time. The rest is a short drive to the VRE, and then a mile walk from L'Enfant to my office. And I get to live on a farm.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, there are only two zips in Centreville - 20121 and 20120. 20120 is closer to Chantilly. Clifton is 20124, and encompasses Town of Clifton and "Clifton" that is essentially part of Centreville (Union Mill Rd area.)

Hey. I may live directly across the street from Centreville High School, but my address is Clifton, dammit! I live in Clifton! Just, you know, not the rich people part of town.

yes....my friend lives in Great Falls....the part located in Loudon.....know what you mean. I know someone who lives there off Union Mill and that area does not feel like the Clifton I know....

Right? The locals think this is BFD, apparently. LOL.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:...I can walk to schools, library, parks and shopping. There are days I don't get in my car. And even when I get in my car, I drive very short distances to go anywhere.

which neighborhood?

I live in 22033 in what the pp called "Fairfaxland" - Greenbriar. The smallest SFH is just a bit above the $400K mark at this point - they start around $450K now?

We're not far from centreville or chantilly. We basically are chantilly, given the HS is on the same side of stringfellow and basically in our neighborhood. Chantilly Library is just steps from the HS.

do you commute to DC? or how long would you say that takes during peak hours?

No. The OP isn't trying to commute downtown. I wouldn't recommend living out here if you commute daily downtown. My next door neighbor does it, but she leaves early and telecommutes frequently. I think it is at least an hour drive on a normal day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:...I can walk to schools, library, parks and shopping. There are days I don't get in my car. And even when I get in my car, I drive very short distances to go anywhere.

which neighborhood?

I live in 22033 in what the pp called "Fairfaxland" - Greenbriar. The smallest SFH is just a bit above the $400K mark at this point - they start around $450K now?

We're not far from centreville or chantilly. We basically are chantilly, given the HS is on the same side of stringfellow and basically in our neighborhood. Chantilly Library is just steps from the HS.

do you commute to DC? or how long would you say that takes during peak hours?

No. The OP isn't trying to commute downtown. I wouldn't recommend living out here if you commute daily downtown. My next door neighbor does it, but she leaves early and telecommutes frequently. I think it is at least an hour drive on a normal day.

ok, that's too bad, but thx anyway.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:...I can walk to schools, library, parks and shopping. There are days I don't get in my car. And even when I get in my car, I drive very short distances to go anywhere.

which neighborhood?

I live in 22033 in what the pp called "Fairfaxland" - Greenbriar. The smallest SFH is just a bit above the $400K mark at this point - they start around $450K now?

We're not far from centreville or chantilly. We basically are chantilly, given the HS is on the same side of stringfellow and basically in our neighborhood. Chantilly Library is just steps from the HS.

do you commute to DC? or how long would you say that takes during peak hours?

No. The OP isn't trying to commute downtown. I wouldn't recommend living out here if you commute daily downtown. My next door neighbor does it, but she leaves early and telecommutes frequently. I think it is at least an hour drive on a normal day.

ok, that's too bad, but thx anyway.

if you need to commute downtown, you might want to check out burke and west springfield. And possibly a neighborhood by woodson in annandale/fairfax

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:20 years ago I commuted from Centreville to Tysons for a summer job. The commute was pure hell. Even on back roads. I can't imagine that it has improved with time.

Takes me about 40 minutes. Working 7-3:30 so depends on your schedule.

That sounds pretty hellish to me. That is almost an hour and a half of every single day. Even with an off-hour schedule.

Could be a lot worse than some commutes. 40 minutes each way isn't awful for this area, not even remotely.

[Anonymous]

I'm in 20152 in chantilly right next to South Riding. Brand new townhomes $360-$400K. We purchased ours for $380K. DH commutes to Bethesda, and I commute to downtown DC via the commuter bus 3x a week. It's my quiet time to read, sleep in peace, or listen to music.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm in 20152 in chantilly right next to South Riding. Brand new townhomes $360-$400K. We purchased ours for $380K. DH commutes to Bethesda, and I commute to downtown DC via the commuter bus 3x a week. It's my quiet time to read, sleep in peace, or listen to music.

which bus? Loudoun bus? And how long a ride?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm in 20152 in chantilly right next to South Riding. Brand new townhomes $360-$400K. We purchased ours for $380K. DH commutes to Bethesda, and I commute to downtown DC via the commuter bus 3x a week. It's my quiet time to read, sleep in peace, or listen to music.

I live nearby. The commute to Bethesda sounds awful, but the bus doesn't sound terrible. How long is your commute door-to-door?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:20 years ago I commuted from Centreville to Tysons for a summer job. The commute was pure hell. Even on back roads. I can't imagine that it has improved with time.

Takes me about 40 minutes. Working 7-3:30 so depends on your schedule.

That sounds pretty hellish to me. That is almost an hour and a half of every single day. Even with an off-hour schedule.

Could be a lot worse than some commutes. 40 minutes each way isn't awful for this area, not even remotely.

My commute from Clarendon to 15th and L was 40 minutes door to door. It was about a 14 minute walk to metro and a 8 or so minute walk on the other side, train time and wait time and boom 40 minutes. I also lived in Adams Morgan right behind the Safeway and worked at Metro Center, with walk and erratic buses it was 25-30 minutes and never less. Less than 30 minutes to me is all people who live in Dupont and work on K/ Metro Center etc OR those who live and work in the burbs

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:20 years ago I commuted from Centreville to Tysons for a summer job. The commute was pure hell. Even on back roads. I can't imagine that it has improved with time.

Takes me about 40 minutes. Working 7-3:30 so depends on your schedule.

That sounds pretty hellish to me. That is almost an hour and a half of every single day. Even with an off-hour schedule.

Could be a lot worse than some commutes. 40 minutes each way isn't awful for this area, not even remotely.

My commute from Clarendon to 15th and L was 40 minutes door to door. It was about a 14 minute walk to metro and a 8 or so minute walk on the other side, train time and wait time and boom 40 minutes. I also lived in Adams Morgan right behind the Safeway and worked at Metro Center, with walk and erratic buses it was 25-30 minutes and never less. Less than 30 minutes to me is all people who live in Dupont and work on K/ Metro Center etc OR those who live and work in the burbs

Y'all, to get to work at 7 am it takes 40 minutes. It's longer to get to work at 8:30 or 9:00. Not everyone has flexible scheduling options. And the only way to do it is by car, and you sit in traffic the entire way. No relaxing on a bus or train.